Product Description

This title offers the essential collection for every manga fan - the latest inspirational new manga. Here is the second volume of the world's premier annual showcase of international manga. Bursting with energy and imagination, the collection features the most exciting new work by the brightest young talents in the field. Over 500 pages long, the anthology showcases more than twenty new stories, complete and unabridged - in every genre you can think of, and quite a few more besides. True-to-life drama, sci-fi parable, medieval fantasy, updated Chinese myth, historical, romance, time-travel, comedy, horror, funny animal and sometimes all of it happening at once! Many expand on the limited popular conception of 'bigeyed' manga in original and unexpected ways - homegrown stories that speak directly to western audiences.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119567 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Review
"'Applying the winning Best New formula to the exponentially popular field of manga. Well worth adding to your burgeoning manga section.' Publishing News 'An energetic and varied display of cartooning from creators whose work ranges from promising to polished.' www.comicworldnews.com 'An attractive introduction to the particular tradition it represents.' Times Literary Supplement 'A fantastic collection of original and exciting comics... Over 500 pages of material, almost all of which is really very good, and some of which is utterly superb. I thoroughly recommend it.' www.puritybrown.blogspot.com"

About the Author
Ilya is a widely respected graphic artist and author known for fostering new talent. He has worked for almost every comics publisher including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Deadline and Tundra, as well as on assignment to Kodansha, Japan's publishing giant, as a manga-ka. His graphic novel The End of the Century Club was voted Best Graphic Novel at the UK Comic Art Convention.

Customer Reviews

Good selection.
Really enjoyed this collection. Big manga fan. Very refreshing to see what comes from outside Japan. Buy this and escape...

the best one!
Best story in this collection is THE STORY OF LEE - written by me! he he....
Seriously, this is a good compilation of young manga style creators from across the globe, with a lots of energy and thought put into each story.
a wide range of styles and very cheap for the size of the book. The editor Ilya has put together another great collection, and a third is on the way. But i still say my own story is the best! 'Jibun de itta' as they say in Japan. Sean Micheal Wilson